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Volleyball Hits the Road to Play at Tulane, Houston this Weekend
9.27.17 | Women's Volleyball
PHILADELPHIA -- The Temple volleyball team will play its first conference series on the road this weekend, traveling to Tulane and Houston. The 5-5 (1-1) Owls will play at Tulane on Friday at 8:00 p.m. EST and at Houston at 2:00 p.m. EST on Sunday.
LAST TIME OUT
> Temple volleyball team used a 3-0 (25-17, 25-16, 25-15) sweep to grab conference win number one of the season on Sunday.
> Temple held Memphis to a negative attack, as the Tigers finished with 21 kills and 23 errors to hit -.018.
> As a team, the Owls combined for 11 blocks, while also out-digging the Tigers, 64-46.
> Senior Kyra Coundourides tallied a double-double with 38 assists and 17 digs.
> Senior Irem Asci also finished with a double-double, notching 11 kills and 13 digs.
> Senior Izzy Rapacz had 10 kills, hitting .350, also adding a match-best six blocks.
SCOUTING TEMPLE
> Rapacz leads the team with 3.09 kills per set, also averaging a conference-best 1.34 blocks per set.
> Asci averages 3.07 kills per set with 2.52 digs per frame.
> Redshirt Freshman Dana Westfield contributes 2.18 kills per frame to round out the top pin hitters.
> Janine Simmons (1.75 kills/set) and Iva Deak (1.74 kills/set) shore up the middle for the Owls.
> Coundourides averages 8.52 assists per set, while Vandegrift adds 5.15 per set.
> Junior Mia Heirakuji tops the Owls' defense with 3.71 digs per set, while Peric adds 2.76 per frame.
> As a team, the Owls hit .228, holding opponents to a .178 attack.
BLOCK PARTY
> Temple is 16th in the nation as a team in blocks, averaging 3.02 per set.
> Individually, Rapacz (1.34/set), Simmons (1.32/set), and Deak (1.25/set) are one, two, and three in the conference in the category.
MAGIC NUMBER
> In all five of Temple's victories, the Owls have recorded exactly 11 team blocks.
> Temple is 5-2 when recording double-digit block totals.
> The Owls' season high in blocks is 18, which came in a five-set loss at Maryland.
SCOUTING TULANE
> The Green Wave are 12-3 overall with a 1-1 record in American Athletic Conference play.
> Tulane fell 3-1 at SMU and won 3-1 at Tulsa last weekend.
> The Green Wave have four five hitters that average over 2.04 kills per set.
> Lexie Douglas (2.51 k/s), Dayna Kern (2.32 k/s), Hannah Shaw (2.31 k/s), Alexis Silver (2.15 k/s), and Kristen Thompson (2.04 k/s) lead a balanced Tulane offense.
> Justine Bowers (5.82 a/s) and Jenna Ibieta (5.15 a/s) split setting duties for the Green Wave.
> Kaylie McHugh leads the Tulane defense with 5.05 digs per set.
> As a team, the Green Wave hit .217, holding opponents to a .161 attack.
TEMPLE VS. TULANE
> Temple leads the all-time series against Tulane, 5-1.
> The teams split last year, with Tulane snapping a four-match win streak from Temple with a 3-2 win in Philadelphia.
> The Owls got revenge with a 3-0 sweep over Tulane in their second meeting of 2017.
SCOUTING HOUSTON
> Houston is 4-6 overall with an 0-2 start to conference play.
> The Cougars fell 3-1 at Tulsa and 3-0 at SMU over the weekend.
> Brianna Lynch leads the Cougars offense with 2.77 kills per set.
> Sarah Afflerbaugh is second with 2.35 kills per set, also adding 2.03 digs per frame.
> Megan Duncan (2.13 k/s) and Brianna Gardner (2.03) round out the offense.
> In the back row, Katie Karbo leads the squad with 5.63 digs per set.
> As a team, Houston hits .151, while opponents hit .150 against the Cougars.
TEMPLE VS. HOUSTON
> The Owls lead the all-time series against Houston, 6-3.
> Temple has won three-straight against the Cougars.
WHAT'S NEXT
> The Owls return home for a pair of matches next weekend.
> Temple takes on East Carolina on Friday, October 6 at 7:00 p.m.
> The team will play Cincinnati on Sunday, October 8 at 1:99 p.m.
LAST TIME OUT
> Temple volleyball team used a 3-0 (25-17, 25-16, 25-15) sweep to grab conference win number one of the season on Sunday.
> Temple held Memphis to a negative attack, as the Tigers finished with 21 kills and 23 errors to hit -.018.
> As a team, the Owls combined for 11 blocks, while also out-digging the Tigers, 64-46.
> Senior Kyra Coundourides tallied a double-double with 38 assists and 17 digs.
> Senior Irem Asci also finished with a double-double, notching 11 kills and 13 digs.
> Senior Izzy Rapacz had 10 kills, hitting .350, also adding a match-best six blocks.
SCOUTING TEMPLE
> Rapacz leads the team with 3.09 kills per set, also averaging a conference-best 1.34 blocks per set.
> Asci averages 3.07 kills per set with 2.52 digs per frame.
> Redshirt Freshman Dana Westfield contributes 2.18 kills per frame to round out the top pin hitters.
> Janine Simmons (1.75 kills/set) and Iva Deak (1.74 kills/set) shore up the middle for the Owls.
> Coundourides averages 8.52 assists per set, while Vandegrift adds 5.15 per set.
> Junior Mia Heirakuji tops the Owls' defense with 3.71 digs per set, while Peric adds 2.76 per frame.
> As a team, the Owls hit .228, holding opponents to a .178 attack.
BLOCK PARTY
> Temple is 16th in the nation as a team in blocks, averaging 3.02 per set.
> Individually, Rapacz (1.34/set), Simmons (1.32/set), and Deak (1.25/set) are one, two, and three in the conference in the category.
MAGIC NUMBER
> In all five of Temple's victories, the Owls have recorded exactly 11 team blocks.
> Temple is 5-2 when recording double-digit block totals.
> The Owls' season high in blocks is 18, which came in a five-set loss at Maryland.
SCOUTING TULANE
> The Green Wave are 12-3 overall with a 1-1 record in American Athletic Conference play.
> Tulane fell 3-1 at SMU and won 3-1 at Tulsa last weekend.
> The Green Wave have four five hitters that average over 2.04 kills per set.
> Lexie Douglas (2.51 k/s), Dayna Kern (2.32 k/s), Hannah Shaw (2.31 k/s), Alexis Silver (2.15 k/s), and Kristen Thompson (2.04 k/s) lead a balanced Tulane offense.
> Justine Bowers (5.82 a/s) and Jenna Ibieta (5.15 a/s) split setting duties for the Green Wave.
> Kaylie McHugh leads the Tulane defense with 5.05 digs per set.
> As a team, the Green Wave hit .217, holding opponents to a .161 attack.
TEMPLE VS. TULANE
> Temple leads the all-time series against Tulane, 5-1.
> The teams split last year, with Tulane snapping a four-match win streak from Temple with a 3-2 win in Philadelphia.
> The Owls got revenge with a 3-0 sweep over Tulane in their second meeting of 2017.
SCOUTING HOUSTON
> Houston is 4-6 overall with an 0-2 start to conference play.
> The Cougars fell 3-1 at Tulsa and 3-0 at SMU over the weekend.
> Brianna Lynch leads the Cougars offense with 2.77 kills per set.
> Sarah Afflerbaugh is second with 2.35 kills per set, also adding 2.03 digs per frame.
> Megan Duncan (2.13 k/s) and Brianna Gardner (2.03) round out the offense.
> In the back row, Katie Karbo leads the squad with 5.63 digs per set.
> As a team, Houston hits .151, while opponents hit .150 against the Cougars.
TEMPLE VS. HOUSTON
> The Owls lead the all-time series against Houston, 6-3.
> Temple has won three-straight against the Cougars.
WHAT'S NEXT
> The Owls return home for a pair of matches next weekend.
> Temple takes on East Carolina on Friday, October 6 at 7:00 p.m.
> The team will play Cincinnati on Sunday, October 8 at 1:99 p.m.
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